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Armenia

A work made of lithograph in black on paper.

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on paper.

Date:

1917

Artist:

Louis Raemaekers (Dutch, 1869-1956)
printed by Vincent Brooks, Day and Son Limited Lithographers

About this artwork

Raemaekers became one of the most well-known wartime propaganda artists, and his images were widely circulated not only in the United Kingdom but also in the United States. The British government exhibited his works, like Armenia, in traveling shows to raise money for the country. The sale of prints signed by the artist helped support the Armenian community in England and elsewhere. A growing diaspora of Armenians resulted from their systematic displacement and murder by the Ottoman Empire, a German ally during World War I. This would offer a premonition of further genocides to come in the 20th century.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Louis Raemaekers

Title

Armenia

Place

Holland (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1917

Medium

Lithograph in black on paper

Dimensions

87.5 × 56 cm (34 1/2 × 22 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Robertson

Reference Number

1919.999

Extended information about this artwork

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